Scoop



P 17,11929- c. M. DREHER 1,728,858

SCOOP Filed July 6. 1928 Patented Sept. 17, 1929 UNITED STATES CARL M. nausea, or none srnnves, IOWA sooor Application filed. July 6.

My said invention relates to a scoop of the type used by grocers for handling sugar,

coffee and other groceries and also useful for many other purposes. It is an ob ect of my invention to provide a device of this charac- A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character in which the greater capacity of the device shall be at the rear of the scoop instead of at the front.

Referring to the drawing, which is made a part of this application and in which'similar reference characters indicate similar parts:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my device, and

Fig. 2, a plan of the same.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the scoop.

In the drawing reference character 10 indicates the flat bottom of the scoop at the rear end of the same, said bottom having a flat face 11 tapering upward from the face 10 toward the front of the scoop. The side walls 12 flare from the bottom of the scoop toward the upper margin and the rear end of the scoop is rearwardly bulged, so that the hollow space extends back furthest at about the mid-point in the height of the scoop. The bottom, com- I prising the parts 10 and 11, tapers from the rear of the scoop toward the front and the sides follow the contour of the bottom so that the scoop is narrower at the front than fur ther back. I

Several purposes are served by the construction just described. The flat bottom 10 provides convenient means for supporting the scoop on a flat surface either when it is empty or when it is filled. The inclined face 11 tends to throw the material back toward the rear of the scoop so that the scoop will stand steady and so that it can be more easily handled. Thejcurved sides increase the capacity of the scoop, particularly toward the 192's. Serial ma a.

rear of thesame, thus throwing the weight toward the point of support. The fact that the forward part of this scoop is narrower than the rear helps to prevent accidental spillingin tilting this scoop as the material tends to jam somewhat at the front of the scoop though not sufliciently to interfere with dumping of the same when it is suiiiciently tilted. The fact that the forward portion of the bottom iselevated helps to preventspilling of the material in the scoop, which is thrown backtowardthe rear instead of leak;

ting out at the front. The fact that the scoop is smaller at the front makes the scoop more convenient to be inserted into a bag into whicln it is to be dumped, whereas the scoops commonly in use have a flatbottom fully as wide at the front end as at the rear, or else are cylindrical so that they will not stand up but will roll over and spill.

The rear end 12 of the scoop extends upward to a considerable height above the handgrip 13. The purpose of this is to afford the user a bearing for his thumb and also to pree vent him from reaching over the top of the scoop with his thumb. will be understood that the last-named practice, which is common with scoops of ordinary types, is unsanitary as the user may have on his hands particles of other groceriesor kerosene or other matterthat will give an undesirable appearance or flavor to the groceries being parcelled out. For further assistance to the dealerin handling the scoop the handle 13 is widened in a vertical sense at the rear end and is bent downward to a certain extent. This tends to throw the hand downward from the rear wall 12 at the top. The handle furthermore is narrower in a horizontalsense than it is in a vertical sense; i. e., it is substantially elliptical or oblong and thus can be held firmly in "the hand to prevent accidental tilting of the scoop and spilling ofinaterial, as very frequently happens with the ordinary scoops having round handles. I I

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made in my device without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore I do not limit myself to what is shown in, the drawing and described in the specification but only as indicated in the appended claim.

Having thus fully described my said invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A scoop closed at the rear end bottom and sides, the rear end being convex and having a forwardly-extending guard at the top, and a downwardly-inclined handle elliptical in cross-section at said rear end approximately midway of its height whereby to prevent the thumb of the user from engaging the contents of the scoop.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CAR-L M. DREHER. 

